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Penn Traffic Experienced Project Payback in Less Than 10 Months during Pilot with the Grocery Retailer’s Reduced in Energy Costs Up To 24%

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Minneapolis, October 22, 2009 – Verisae announced Penn Traffic, a leading food retailer in the eastern United States with over 80 stores, to deploy its Energy management solution in more than 48 additional stores in order to capture cost savings through improved energy efficiency. It is expected the expanded roll-out will reduce carbon emissions by 5,500 MT Co2 in total. Penn Traffic anticipates leveraging the Verisae energy management solutions to empower further operational improvements.

“We are pleased with the Penn Traffic results, and are excited to expand the program and build upon past successes,” said Dr. Abtar Singh, Vice President of Energy Services. “Our client is benefiting from the Smart Grid platform by helping them to manage multiple sites across diverse geographical footprint. The software and energy solution provides immediate energy savings, as well as a platform to actively participate in future Smart Grid initiatives.”

This project again confirms the results experienced by other Verisae clients. Based on real-time energy data monitoring coupled with verification via utility bill processing, the data has indicated a substantial reduction in energy usage and expenditures. Verisae implemented the energy management solutions in a selection of Penn Traffic stores via their Software as a Service (SaaS) model.

Energy Advantage Inc., an independent energy audit firm, working with Karabus retail management consultant, coordinated the pilot energy analysis and validated the results. Kuldeep Saxena, principal energy consultant with Energy Advantage, said, “This initial program proved beneficial for all parties and we were happy to validate the results. Verisae’s open Web-based systems architecture optimizes store energy operation, giving Penn Traffic an ideal platform for improved efficiency and cost reduction.”

About Penn Traffic
The Penn Traffic (www.penntraffic.com) owns and operates supermarkets under the P&C, Quality and BiLo trade names in Upstate New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont and New Hampshire. Headquartered in Syracuse, N.Y., Penn Traffic’s conventional supermarkets offer value pricing, fresh and local products, and full-service stores in convenient neighborhood locations. The regional retailer’s P&C Fresh supermarkets combine all the features of conventional-format stores with gourmet, premium and store-made fresh products, as well as ready-to-eat foods, easy-to prepare meals and expanded natural and organic product offerings. Retail supermarkets and consumers became Penn Traffic’s primary focus with the sale of its wholesale business segment during fiscal 2009.

About Verisae, Inc.
Verisae, Inc., (www.Verisae.com) helps measure, manage and monetize energy costs and carbon emissions. Their proven Sustainable Resource Planning™ ("SRP") solutions improve operational efficiency, make sustainability initiatives actionable, and reduce energy costs and emissions for distributed enterprises and related energy companies. They deliver a broad range of sustainability solutions to over 42 global clients with a service network of over 7,500 third-party suppliers/contractors consisting of 60,000 application users. Their integrated sustainability platform actively tracks over 2.1 million assets across 23,000 sites.

Verisae helps distributed enterprises measure, manage, and monetize energy costs and carbon emissions.

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